Horrifically Evil Mario Level Design (+ Levelhead trolls!)

[@CarlSagan42]

Check out my new youtube channel to see me play other games! 50+ hours of a hardcore minecraft first playthrough are being uploaded: kzbin.info/www/bejne/rIfGZ4iHiNWcqLc My friend spent years perfecting macaroni and cheese It took a long time, but she finally honed her Kraft.

[@Reginald425]

Some people may find this joke cheesy, but I think it’s quite gouda

[@fosk8]

How do you tell the gender of an ant? Dunk it in water. If it sinks: girl ant. If it floats: buoyant.

[@lazer_wave8736]

Thank you for telling me I wouldn't have known other wise

[@leif_p]

She sounds serious about it. I've only noodled around, myself. Is there a link to her recipe? Sauce?

[@roxasnumberxiii9641]

If I had a Penne every time I heard a pun about noodles... In all seriousness, though, it's Malfada, not yours. But I'm not Alfredo these jokes. In fact, I should probably Spaghetti out of here before it gets too ugly...

[@GameFraek]

30:22 Hey that’s my level! :) Thanks for playing it Larl. I wanted my level to be an introduction into Levelhead to some of the cool things you can do with all the switching mechanics so i'm glad you like being able to see the inside even if it’s hard to understand what’s going on. For those who are curious i'll try to explain the contraptions a bit. The contraption at the top at around 35:02 is to make the sign in the beginning of the level, basically those purple cubes can go on and off by themselves but you can also control them with signals. I needed a way to have three separate states though instead of the default on and off and that is what this does. Every single time the enemy moves over and touches a button it switches to new text. If you look on the right you can see the three states. The first one is for Welcome, then To, then Levelhead. Because there is some spots where the enemy isn’t touching a button i used enemy switches (those angry looking things) to make the transitions smoother. Which is why the state doesn’t always change even when the enemy isn’t touching anything. The swirly things as carl calls them are there to time the amount of time between text changes and this is done by blocking the enemy with the purple blocks. This contraption is really jank and there are probably plenty of ways to make it better but I’m pretty new to Levelhead and this is what i came up with lol. The contraption below that which you can see better at 34:46 is to make the race countdown work. Its pretty self-explanatory, the cube starts moving trigger by the player because of the conveyers. Every time it passes a button it play a different sounds, which you can see above it, and turns on one of the blocks. These buttons here are locking unlike the ones up top meaning they stay on forever after being pressed (well until you reload from a checkpoint before they were active or restart the level of course) Yes I could have made this with the trick i used for the Kingbling but this is more fun lol My pride and joy the Kingbling anti at 36:26 is actually the easiest contraption here i think, to the right of the screen you can see an bunch of timers. When the contraption is trigger by a player detector (those eye looking things but most of them have been made invisible) the first timer at the top is started. After it is done it will start the next timer below it and this will keep going downwards sequentially. Almost all these timers will also trigger a part of the contraption like a track starting to move an item or a block falling. The timers are configured for different amounts depending on what is needed to make everything line up right. The falling boxes are there to disable stuff that already enabled instead, there’s other way to do this but this is a convenient trick. side note the message that pops-up at the end says "just restart : )" (including the signs), this is a little joke based on the fact that a Kingbling anti (or any anti) is pretty pointless in Levelhead unless there a checkpoint in there because the game has a restart from checkpoint button. Yes this does mean that softlocks are basically CP zero’s in this game lol (well kinda, not if you design the level right) The contraption at 37:10 is kinda hard to explain but it’s there to lock you into one option based on what route you pick first in the pick a path. Theres two stacks with blocks and buttons on the left, Picking either path will either remove the top block from the left stack or from the right. The block will then fall on the button opening the door and this will also active the bottom block on the path that wasn’t chosen so it can’t be picked again. This is all activated using invisible player detectors. I didn’t include the troll at 30:58 in the hint path because you can’t really see anything, it is again using invisible player detectors. If a player is detected on the middle platform it will activate the fire and show the solution, if the player lands on the far right platform this will always stay active overwriting the timing clock. That was a lot of information so good on you for reading that all if you did. Just for you here’s a pun: Why was the robot worker tired when he got home? Because he had a hard drive. ;)

[@jlco]

It sounds like Levelhead has a lot of elements that mimic common contraptions in Mario Maker (whether inspired by SMM or not, idk), without the jank and spaghetti that comes from using niche item interactions as event triggers. That's pretty cool! Are "symbols" basically a way to connect contraptions without having to run wires everywhere?

[@GameFraek]

​​​​@@jlco I'm gonna explain it more generically first in case other people care levelhead contraptions are based on switches (input) and level elements (output) every switch will have a unique way of being activated like a button that goes on/off when you press it or a lock that stays locked or a eye switch that detect the player in an area, etc. (Most of these can also be configured in various ways) switches will then send their current state to a frequency which can be permanent or temporary. These frequency can then be used to trigger one or multiple outputs. One output may also require multiple inputs to be active (or inactive instead). And while one input can only output to one frequency there's a thing called a relay that gets around this limitation. You can use a maximum of 999 frequencies The system is very reminiscent of digital logic circuit like AND and OR gates and is therefor also a bit like programming. But it's not as intimidating as that's sounds A lot of the level elements are based on mario stuff but the frequency system is way more powerful and versatile then mario contraptions in a lot of ways although less janky (although there is still jank I'm sure) Frequencies are basically wires but without a pyshical connection, so level elements can communicate from one part of the level all the way to the other no problem

[@jlco]

@@GameFraek Sounds like a pretty neat system! If the frequencies and apparently the checkpoints have really high limits, are there any entity limits the way there are in Mario Maker (i.e. any limits low enough that you can use them for stuff without generating lag)? And are things rendered globally or can stuff despawn?

[@GameFraek]

​​​@@jlcoI'm pretty sure there aren't any real limits, there's a limit to how big a level can be based on the amount of squares in it (its grid based) which is very big and if i'm not mistaken the only limit for the amount of elements is based on your system being able to run the level at a steady framerate but i'm not 100% sure on how that works I do know that you won't run into limits that's fast at least I'm not sure how rendering and or de-spawning works

[@Anusien]

Honestly, “behind the machines” would be a great name for a Mario Maker tutorial

[@KE-yj4ip]

I definitely will not enjoy this streamer playing Minecraft. Fuckin bipolar ADHD whatever doing freakouts every minute for 3 minutes has got to annoying af. That's just my opinion, not yours and certainly not everyone's. I love the streamer though.

[@wackender9542]

Oh, I really like levelhead. Excited to see more content for it. Maybe I'll gonna start playing again myself

[@clarafedde8674]

"Editor, purge the tapes." *Dave the editor smashes tapes marked Carl's happy memories" "Another job well done"

[@spk1121]

Dave knows the assignment & performs with distinction every time 🤓👍

[@smallsadredcrematesson8641]

What makes it more funny is he used caillou flippng hate that show

[@GRNKRBY]

glad to see Levelhead. i need to play that more myself.

[@MrMadXenomorph]

Levelhead is an amazing game, I'm so glad you and Ryu have shown it to some wider audience.

[@B0XGaming]

Thanks again for playing! Admittedly, I was nervous as heck during your playthrough. I'm just glad you had a good time. If you enjoyed the anti softlock, I plan on compiling a second antisoftlock level with the rest of my best ones. Have a wonderful day!

[@CarlSagan42]

It was great! Thanks for making it!

[@cleyfaye]

It looks like the three switches pushed by the robot going around in that "behind the scene" part in levelhead might just be to time the display of "welcome to levelhead" at the beginning.

[@GameFraek]

You are indeed correct! It's a terrible way of doing it but it does work lol

[@undeniablySomeGuy]

Lots of troll levels struggle with endings; they kinda seem like they just end, but this one was such a satisfying and climactic sequence with the key death and the fake out restart

[@Rikaisan]

You have no clue how impactful your videos have been for me c: thank you, I laugh the hardest with them

[@superbaas8822]

As wonderful and charismatic as Carl is, the community as a whole makes the magic happen, don't be afraid to branch out and explore other players and makers and hopefully find so many more smiles

[@MrTheSteph1]

I feel the wholesomeness and genuin laughs are what make him stand out. For example, I love watching Geek, but you can often hear an undertone of saltiness, where as Carl just seems to have fun all the time. Not wanting to undermine that she's an amazing streamer as well, I think that's what makes Carl this place to escape to and to truly just have fun. (sry for the rant lul)

[@qinaxin7107]

Carl: Willingly grabs safety coin and key deaths himself in every red coin level he can, sometimes multiple times in the same level. Level creator: Forces Carl to key death due to order he has to do rooms in. Carl: "This is Geek's fault!" Me: surprised Pikachu

[@draakisback]

Levelhead is such an underrated platformer. I've been playing it since early access and it's fantastic. You can build all sorts of crazy levels with it.

[@LambdaBloodshot]

I really wanna see carl play more kaizo levelhead. That game has so many cool gimmicks and is just a joy to play and watch

[@brendan4994]

I used to binge your videos while doing homework my freshman year of high school. On Monday I start my senior year of college. It’s great to see you’re still making good content!

[@Key019]

I get that Levelhead is not great for monetization because of it being so much more niche than SMM2, but it really is a genuinely better game than SMM2. And I say that as someone who loves SMM2 and has watched SMM/SMM2 content pretty much daily since, I dunno, a few months before SMM2 came out? I wish there was more Levelhead content out there and am glad to see you providing some!

[@AnnnaKathryn]

I loved the minecraft videos! After I saw the first one, I immediately went to twitch to watch everything in full! But I couldn't keep up with your streaming and your VODs don't seem to be saved anywhere so I'm downloading all your minecraft VODs to enjoy them IN FULL at my own pace. And I'm watching the videos once they're edited and uploaded for re-enjoyment and algorithm purposes. silly block game v good

[@Reginald425]

At 1:55, items that come out of ?-boxes or brick blocks are intangible to the player for the first ≈3 seconds after they come out of the blocks, so I’d guess that the ball came from a recent,y activated block and that’s why Carl magically phased through it.

[@waveeyes]

Two things. Firstly, a question, is there any way to submit level suggestions for Levelhead? Secondly, you should totally check out the level editor, it has tons of fun features (for example, Rifts can be used to make very compact and simple RNG machines, simply by connecting multiple exit portals to a single entry portal).

[@sdsign4229]

Some people have sent him a list of approved LH troll levels a while back in the Discord.

[@strisselstudios3932]

Levelhead seems pretty cool! Hope to see more in the future.

[@SillyRoneo]

Love to watch some mario maker trolls while eating

[@Y0G0FU]

Levelhead is what Mario Maker should be :P I hope we will see more Levelhead from you carl! It deserves more attention

[@tisajokt7676]

Yessssssss

[@lostone9700]

I like how carl predicts the troll then finds it with his face.

[@WavemasterAshi]

Carl: "Geek, are you proud of yourself?" Also Carl: "Clearly 12 Antis in a row was not enough..."

[@hellfire66683]

What a way to start off the day

[@GalaxySid]

6:30 That was a Caillou tape! It had to be exterminated!

[@Ascendance2001]

I could watch a whole levelhead video

[@beeftips1628]

Amazing how Carl can keep doing this for every red coin level but when the level doesn’t give him a content coin to do it to himself it’s evil.

[@skc4188]

Watching Carl play troll levels is always a big treat. =)

[@Markus22MUC]

I absolutely love how B0x used your trauma from playing defenders level against you so beautifully 🤣🤣

[@B0XGaming]

😈

[@flowa.r.t.5331]

Great video! Some real fun and funny stuff in there

[@castillejan]

Bit sad to find out the Minecraft vids won't feature on this Channel, they're so good, they definitely deserve to be here!

[@MrMayhem010]

I think it's because the KZbin algorithm wasn't recommending them as much on this channel because he normally does Mario Maker content

[@maximechevalier2300]

I can see this being true, I've seen every single Mario video, but maybe 1 minecraft video ( the first ).

[@CarlSagan42]

These days most youtubers need to have separate channels for different types of content or else youtube gets upset.

[@MrMayhem010]

@@CarlSagan42 That's so dumb

[@castillejan]

@@CarlSagan42 sorry to hear that, but I'll definitely be following on the second channel, and on twitch when I can catch the streams!

[@mikelezhnin8601]

place your bets on when will Carl make an evil levelhead level

[@SimpleNeo]

Larl dummying his way to discovering new pixel perfect techs is beyond my comprehension. 3:27

[@pokeyclawz8727]

26:50 i like how indignant carl sounds here, like he wouldnt have gotten a content coin if it was available to him 👹

[@ghostsyynx]

Love getting to see chat in the youtube vods

[@SweetJP.]

Carl going "the trolls are super fresh" when all I see is copies of trolls from MM is just mind boggling.

[@TimConceivable]

yeah, i thought that was pretty funny too. i think the troll levels sent to him were purposefully doing similar things because they knew he would enjoy being familiar with those kinds of trolls. you can definitely do a lot more with the game. hopefully he'll play more Levelhead troll levels that have some new ideas.

[@SweetJP.]

@@TimConceivable oh yea no doubt! I enjoyed watching it too :P

[@NicD]

22:22 Missed the fireball troll!

[@이하늘-x5s]

I always love the "editor, purge the tapes!" moments

[@XperimentorEES]

Don't know how I missed this, but Levelhead looks like an interesting change of pace!

[@Lizarius]

Hey so can Levelhead be a mainstay for the channel?

[@robertstevensii4018]

Rate my idea: An anti-softlock room complete with music and a spike at the end, but it's actually the way to progress with a pipe right next to the spike.

[@IronAsclepius]

The clip from the Minecraft shout out at the beginning is legendary! Highly recommend everyone checks out the content on the second channel :3

[@tyn5802]

I wonder if he would ever consider playing Only Up 64. Now THAT is evil on every level.

[@TheCreativeType]

Oh my god, is that Peppino Spaghetti Pizza Tower? No way, it’s Pepperoni Spatachini Pazzoli Castle! Pallanenio Solatentaneti Pallogehtta Spire is my favorite!

[@bryanhaynes2002]

Still a lot of possibilities left to try before SMM2 becomes a distant memory.

[@alvarostockle]

Levelhead? That soundtrack was amazing!

[@Florp3434]

Carl should collab with Box in his next evil level. The CarlB0x.

[@vacantvisionary]

18:22 Carl didn't even notice DOOR n't

[@HasanElhueseyin]

The message in the anti room of the first level says: “Amy Stake” Aka: “A mistake” 😂

[@adipy8912]

Today I watched one of Ryu's old livestreams and he got a TempFunk level in endless

[@mickgorro]

14:16: Throwback to SWW quizzes :).

[@GuyYouMetOnline]

Is there like a glossary somewhere for all these terms? I've figured out twice twice and Carl box (they're specific enough that I could google them), but others, like 'guts', I've had no luck with (and then there's 'choiche', which I'm not sure if it's an actual term or just Carl saying 'choice' in a funny way).

[@McGravyboat]

at 0min 0sec MONSTER WARNING (see skeletons for 1-2 seconds, sound of groaning and arrow shot, Carl shouting) skip to 0:30 to avoid.

[@adamdavis40208]

I would house Box for free as long as they kept cranking out delicious trolls

[@mickgorro]

14:40-14:41 contains the first two intro clips. Another one is at 26:53-26:56.

[@kemasuk]

14:40 the rightmost one doesn't have background tiles on the right edge of the note blocks.

[@legobil_]

Must say that I love and respect Larls anti soft lock integrity.

[@TmOnlineMapper]

It's not that Levelhead just controls good, it's also that Mario controls like trash. In the sense of movement, button layout and control.

[@Buglin_Burger7878]

It isn't Mario controls like trash or even Levelhead controls good. Mario uses Static Movement while Levelhead uses Fluid Movement. Each has their pros and cons for different audiences and level design.

[@ledlebrgr5380]

The other day, I was asked if I knew a dog that made root beer. I said "No, but I know a dog that Barq's!"

[@CamronJK]

Oh, it said Amy Stake, like A Mistake. I get it now...

[@whackareal]

A good Carl video makes my day

[@Wearywastrel]

@ editor purge the tapes, I misheard it as "editor, tape The Purge."

[@TheMeTreeHouse]

30 seconds in and I have to leave, ironically it's to watch Carl. I'm not watching Carl so that I can watch Carl. Like a Carl loop

[@frommagecaseus6799]

I was waiting for a clip of geek saying yes at 24:26

[@lMrStickerStarl]

I was just watching your troll smw hack video earlier too so this is near

[@tytygamer1237]

B0X's level reminds me a lot of Wackwards Wrong Jump

[@4Robato]

Seeing how much you love antisoftblocks you should really try Spelunky 2, I think you will love it :D

[@torgo_]

Man I've waited forever to play a MarioMaker-style game for PC. This "Level Head" game is so close, but the graphics/aesthetics are horrible, hurts my eyes. Looks like a browser-based Newgrounds flash game.

[@HeirofDacia]

Did Carl realize that the pipe before the checkpoint is shaped like Geek's yeenis?

[@carogaph]

Wait, stolen from defender? Can someone tell me which video has the level that contains that?

[@ChadTanker]

THEY HAD NO GUTS TO MAKE IT REAL

[@danielkeys8974]

14:15 Multiple states of water in the fire, why?!

[@sarringtoniv]

Carl missed the Doorn't lol

[@mcmastodon]

@2:45 Aren't most troll levels useless machines?

[@Mike-gv8zh]

That level was art work!

[@Parallelworldchat]

Goodbye Mario maker. Hello levelhead

[@lordmarshmal_0643]

4:54 is a lie, Carl's loading bar would get stuck at 99% we all know this by now editor

[@GigasGMX]

Gotta say, I don’t really think the 4th wall condition made the level any funnier.

[@baragoth]

This could have been an anti, *angrily* this should have been an anti! 🤣

[@eeeeee8762]

0:22 It seems as though grammar made some cookies but you didn't take any :(

[@TheTolnoc]

I'm up to give Minecraft tips if you need them.

[@hakukahn]

7:46 When your ex used to tell you “I love you”…

[@connorlilliott3713]

I love this videos

[@Haseltine333]

Play BLUE FIRE! IT HAS A LEVEL CREATOR!

[@sourest_saurus]

more minecraft 🎉🎉🎉

[@dizzydial8081]

Carl, I like your mario maker videos but why limit this channel to just mario maker?

[@CarlSagan42]

The way youtubes algorithm works is it will assume any video that only half my regular audience likes is a bad video. So if I play other games, it won't show them to anyone else. The only way around this is a 2nd channel. It's dumb but it's how youtube works.

[@x12721]

Cant wait to see fnaf 4 lmao

[@MentallyBorn80sBaby]

I always joke with my best friend about how he looks EXACTLY like Carl!!!! 😂😂😂😂 And Can someone please give me the codes to the levels please?

[@epicgamersauce3516]

11:31 car-l

[@Parallelworldchat]

LARL Z-AGAN

[@matr9s]

Hi

[@CarlSagan42]

Hallo

[@matr9s]

Wait was i?

[@anthonyrausch5708]

Hey carl could you play pizza tower???

[@anthonyrausch5708]

28:32 - What kinda “MATH” is this???? “EGYPTIAN”????

[@m2pt5]

door n't

[@Sokarispl]

Levelhead!!!

[@Buglin_Burger7878]

I feel like using the 4th wall Door Requirement to try and force a Key Death ignored the fun part of Key Deaths. Rather then use the 4th wall to expand on things it was just a very lame key death setup that requires you to not pay any attention to the coins. One that didn't need the 4th wall rule to work as the same setup works for the doors or replacing them with pipes or even just relying on Players not to realize before the 2nd door is done as many people work top down.

[@edman1357]

Carl, The King of Getting the Safety Coin Early, is suddenly hesitant about a key death. -_-

[@ozzyohlson1744]

When did carl get fat?

[@catastropheoverclock]

29:26